Nizar Sartawi Biography

Nizar Sartawi is a poet and translator. He was born in Sarta, Palestine, in 1951. He holds a Bachelor's degree in English Literature from the University of Jordan, Amman, and a Master's degree in Human Resources Development from the University of Minnesota, the U.S.

Sartawi is a member of the Jordanian Writers Association, General Union of Arab Writers, and Asian-African Writers Union. He has participated in poetry readings and festivals in Jordan, Palestine, Lebanon, Morocco, Egypt, Shraja, Dubai, Kosovo, and India.
He is currently working on a translation project, Arab Contemporary Poets Series.
Sartawi's poems and translations have been anthologized and published in books, journals, and newspapers in Arab countries, the U.S., Australia, Indonesia, Italy, the Philippines, and India.

Sartawi lives with his family in Amman, Jordan. He has one son, three daughters, and nine grandchildren.